Godfried Drenten

Godfried Drenten (21 October 1778-6 June 1841) was a colonel of Great Britain and the United Netherlands.

Biography
Godfried Drenten was born in Utrecht in the United Provinces in 1778, and enlisted in the Dutch Army at the age of 17 in 1795. He partook in the fight against the British and Russians in 1799 when they attempted to invade the satellite Batavian Republic (set up shortly after Drenten joined the army), and was made a colonel of the United Netherlands army due to his valuable experience in 1814. Drenten's regiment of Dutch Line Infantry defended Papelotte from France during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. He died in 1841.